Mending Fences sponsored a reception in Honor of Chief of Police Eric English on Friday, August 16th at The Joshua Wilton House. The event was to welcome him to the community of Harrisonburg. Mending Fences sponsored a Community Day in Harrisonburg on Saturday, August 17th, we passed out over 200 bookbags. There were games, food, […]

Fall Fun Mending Fences recently attended a Trunk or Treat event held by the Richmond Sheriff’s Department. We had a blast attending this event to give our children a safe, fun space to celebrate Halloween! Supporting Richmond Families During the Holiday Season! This year, Mending Fences supported 15 families for Thanksgiving through a partnership […]

Article by June Kronholz via Education Next Eighteen-year-old Tyriq Jones was fairly blunt about the mess he had gotten himself into before transferring to the Hampton, Virginia, online school where I approached him one chilly day this spring. “I got in trouble. I was playing around. I got backed up” in high school, he said. He had […]